Rio de Janeiro
| Rio de Janeiro | |||
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| Município do Rio de Janeiro The Municipality o Rio de Janeiro |
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| Eik-name(s): Cidade Maravilhosa ("The Marvelous Ceety") or simply Rio | |||
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  Rio de Janeiro
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| Coordinates: 22°54′30″S 43°11′47″W / 22.90833°S 43.19639°W | |||
| Kintra |  Brazil |
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| Region | Sootheast | ||
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
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| Foondit | 1 Mairch 1565 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Eduardo Paes (PMDB) | ||
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| - Municipality | 1,260 km2 (486.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 4,557.3 km2 (1,759.6 sq mi) | ||
| Hicht | from 0 to 1,021 m (from 0 to 3,349 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2010) | |||
| - Municipality | 6,323,037 | ||
| - Rank | 2nt | ||
| - Densitie | 4,781/km2 (12,382.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 12,387,000 | ||
| Demonym | carioca | ||
| Time zone | BST (UTC-3) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | BDT (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 20000-000 | ||
| Aurie code(s) | +55 21 | ||
| Wabsteid | Ceety o Rio de Janeiro | ||
Rio de Janeiro ("River o Januar", Inglis pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ deɪ dʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu dʒi ʒaˈnejɾu]), commonly referred tae simply as Rio, is the caipital ceety o the State o Rio de Janeiro, the seicont lairgest ceety o Brazil an the third lairgest metropolitan aurie an agglomeration in Sooth Americae, 6t lairgest in the Americaes.
The ceety wis the caipital o Brazil for nearly twa centuries, frae 1763 tae 1815 durin the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 tae 1821 as the caipital o the United Kinrick o Portugal, Brazil an Algarves, an frae 1822 tae 1960 as an independent naition. Rio is nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa or "The Marvelous Ceety." It is considered a Beta- Warld Ceety.
Rio de Janeiro represents the seicont lairgest GDP in the kintra (an 30t lairgest in the warld), estimated at about 140 billion reais (IBGE/2007), an is the headquarters of twa major Brazilian companies – Petrobras an Vale, an major oil companies an telephony in Brazil, besides the lairgest conglomerat o media an communications companies in Latin Americae, the Globo Organizations. Considered bi mony universities an institutes, is the seicont lairgest center o research an development in Brazil, accounting for 17% of naitional scientific production – accordin tae 2005 data.
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Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
Rio de Janeiro is twinned wi:
References [edit]
- ↑ Miasta partnerskie Warszawy. um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta (2005-05-04). Retrieved on 29 August 2008. .
- ↑ Rio 2016. Rio 2016. Retrieved on 14 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ Mapa Mundi de las ciudades hermanadas ((Spainyie)). www.munimadrid.es. Retrieved on 14 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 4917 de 2008 - Wikisource ((Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved on 14 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ http://spl.camara.rj.gov.br/spldocs/pl/2006/pl0980_2006_008195.pdf
- ↑ Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 3467 de 2002 - Wikisource ((Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved on 14 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ Lei Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 3152 de 2000 - Wikisource ((Portuguese)). Pt.wikisource.org. Retrieved on 14 Juin 2010. .
- ↑ Leis sancionadas e vetos (21 de janeiro de 2008). Lei n.º 4.752/2008. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Página visitada em 26 de outubro de 2008.
- ↑ Lei nº 2.643/1998. Câmara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Página visitada em 26 de dezembro de 2008.
